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Posted in October 2008 …

Many thanks to Clara from iheartfood4thought, who selected Chocolate Chocolate Cupcakes from Dorie Greenspan’s book this week, for giving me the excuse to make these. I’m not the biggest chocoholic – if I had a dessert menu in front of me, I’m more likely to go for something apple-vanilla-toffee-cinnamonish before the seriously chocolate stuff. But every now … Continue reading →

One of my favorite games – at any time of the day – is “Know what I want right now?” I play often…I see loads of beautiful, delicious looking food on other food blogs and decide (for the moment) that I can’t possibly live another minute without one of THOSE. Whatever it is. Surprisingly, I … Continue reading →

The saying goes, “when life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” There should be a similar one that says, “When life gives you pumpkins, make pumpkin muffins…or, pumpkin ANYthing for that matter!” I love the fall – all the flavors, the spices, the colors, the weather, the smell – all of it. It’s probably my favorite … Continue reading →

I have too many baking pans. There it is, I said it. Square and fluted and mini and for heavens sake, I even have a muffin top pan. But I love them ALL. Fall is a particularly rough time of year, as it seems that every company and every store comes out with specialty bakeware. This … Continue reading →

I’ve always liked making biscotti. I think it has something to do with the process – baking, cooling, slicing evenly with the serrated knife – it all feels very precise. Not to mention that I actually like the end product too, and the endless variations and ways to play up the recipe. So I was … Continue reading →

After a potluck/cooking competition at work, and some very delicious Thai Chicken Lettuce Wraps, we ended up with two 1- lb. containers of ground chicken that have been hiding in the freezer. Technically, you can probably replace ground turkey with ground chicken in just about any recipe, but I just wasn’t feeling terribly inspired by … Continue reading →

Ah yes, time for debates once again. This time I was ahead of the game! I actually made this week’s delectible Caramel-Peanut-Topped Brownie Cake, selected by Tammy from Wee Treats by Tammy, last night. And I even had a guest over for taste testing! Reviews were pretty positive – to me, it tasted like one … Continue reading →

I’m always looking for extra delicious yet fairly quick and easy recipes to whip up if I’m in a crunch. I got up early on Saturday to head to harvest Cab Franc grapes (that will be turned in to what will likely be a fabulous Rose) at Marterella Vineyards in Warrenton, VA. They have a great … Continue reading →

Ah, yet another excuse to bake. My roommate was given a gift of the Harry and David Fruit of the Month Club. Where I can (and will) certainly contribute to finishing that fruit in its freshest form (I’ve almost never met a fruit I don’t love), she thought it more appropriate that I instead contribute … Continue reading →

I should start off by saying that I’ve never been a big fan of creme brulee – I tend to stray from custardy type desserts (technically, it’s the only kind I stray from), so I had mixed feelings when I saw this weeks Tuesdays with Dorie recipe, selected by Mari at Mevrouw Cupcake. But what … Continue reading →